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Ludhiana: Congress alleges inaction in murder case; raids on, say police
According to Model Town SHO, the police conducted several raids, including in Jalandhar, but the accused managed to escape; they will be arrested soon, he says
: Over 10 days after the murder of a 19-year-old resident of Azad Nagar, the Congress has accused the police of not arresting the accused deliberately. The Model Town police maintained that raids were being conducted and the accused would be behind the bars soon.
Amrita Warring, wife of MP and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, along with former MLA Simarjit Singh Bains reached the house of victim on Sunday. Accusing police of not arresting the accused under political pressure, the Congress leaders said they will provide every possible help to the family in order to get justice. “We will raise the issue with senior officials,” Bains said.
Victim Mohit Gumbar was found dead on April 1. His father Surinder Kumar Gumbar said a murder case was registered against a 15-year-old boy and his father, but no one was arrested. “On April 1, Mohit’s 15-year-old friend arrived on a scooter and took him along. After some time, the boy returned alone. When questioned by Mohit’s mother, he allegedly gave evasive replies, claiming that Mohit had gone elsewhere with another man. The family launched a search, but to no avail. A passerby later informed that he was lying unconscious near Atam Public School,” he said.
According to Surinder Gumbar, Mohit was rushed to the civil hospital and subsequently referred to the PGIMER in Chandigarh due to his critical condition where he died. Surinder alleged that the boy, his father and their associates assaulted Mohit over some issue, leading to his death.
Inspector Jaswinder Singh, station house officer of the Model Town police station, said Sections 103(1) (murder), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 238 (causing disappearance of evidence or giving false information) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were slapped. He added that police conducted several raids, including in Jalandhar, but the accused managed to escape before the police reached there. They will be arrested very soon, he added.
